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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERNARD DREYFUSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PICTURE-FRAME.,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,471, datedSeptember 21, 1880l Application filed January 26, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNARD DEEYEUss, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Picture- Frame; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters `of reference marked thereon, making partof this specification.

This invention is in the nature of an improvement in frames forpictnresand other articles; and the invention consists in a metal framecut by a die from one continuous piece of metal, with a series ot' tangswhich are bent and rebent for securing the glass or picture to the frameand a second series of tangs for securin g the backing to the frame,which tangs are integral with the frame, as is more particularlyhereinafter described.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure l is a View of the rear ofa frame according to my invention, with glass and backing partly brokenaway to show tan gs before and after their use; and Fig. 2, across-section in line m fr, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in both figures.

A represents a frame, which may be of any desired size and shape, andwith any degree of ornamentation upon its surface, and which is by a diecut from a sheet of any desirable metal.

As the frame is cut from the sheet metal there are at the same time andby the same operation likewise cut tangs B, which extend from the edgeof the openin g C of the frame, and also tan gs D, which extend from theouter edge of the frame'. These tan gs are from the same piece of metalfrom which the vframe is cut, and they are integral with the frame, andform parts of it; and there is also cut from the sheet metal of theframe, and by the same operation, and integral with the frame, an eye,E, by which the frame may be suspended.

Now, the frame, constructed substantially as above described, isutilized by lirst folding the inner tangs, B, back parallel with theframe, and afterward placing the picture or glass F on the tangs B sofolded, and then folding the free ends of the tan gs down upon thepicture or glass, as shown in Fig. 2. In this way the glass or pictureis securely held in place within the frame. A backing, G, is next placedover the back of the glass or picture, and then the outer tangs, D, arefolded over and against the back of the backing G, in the manner alsoshown in Figs. 1 and 2, which operation confines the back in its placeto the frame and completes the device. The backing Gr, besidesprotecting the glass or picture from injury, also tends to stii'en theframe, renderin-g it more rigid. Y

As before stated, the surface of the frame may be curved and stamped andornamented in any desirable manner, and it may be painted inimitation ofwood, and be gilded and bronzed to suit the taste of the purchaser.

In addition to the outer series of tan gs larger lugs may be stamped outwith the frame to secure it in case of a large glass at its sides to thewall.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A frame for pictures and other articles,I constructed with tan gssurrounding its outer edge and inner openin g, all struck up from thesame piece of metal and integral therewith, in combination with apicture or glasssecured to the frame by the tangs which surround theopening of the frame, which are bent and rebent, and the back boardsecured to the frame by the tangs on the outer edge of the frame,substantially as hereinbeforc shown and described. BERNARD DREYFUSS.

Witnesses:

ALEX. F. DENNIs'roN,

THEoDoEE S. NYE.

